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Where do you go to see Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512S sports prototypes locked in mortal nighttime combat? Your scratched-copy DVD of Le Mans? A better option is in the offing: Coming this November, the first for-real 24-hour endurance race for vintage competition cars in North American history will take place at Daytona International Speedway.

The new Classic 24 at Daytona, as it’s being called, is a collaboration between Historic Sportscar Racing Ltd., the Historic Motor Sports Association and Vintage Racing Events. It mirrors an established, successful race at Le Mans, and is a salute to Daytona’s long heritage of distance racing, which dates back to Dan Gurney’s 1962 victory in the inaugural Daytona Continental, which lasted a mere three hours that year. The accompanying photo, by Bill Warner, demonstrates the kind of heavy hitting that’s battered the high banks for decades.

The race is set for November 12-16. For more information, contact HSR general manager James Redman via JRedman@HSRrace.com or 772-713-0963.